Article Image

IPFS News Link • Courtroom and Trials

Roger Stone tells Herald: 'The only thing I'm guilty of is supporting Donald Trump'

• http://www.bostonherald.com, Joe Dwinell

A steamed Roger Stone, in the special counsel's crosshairs, said he counted 79 media inquiries peppering his cellphone all day in anticipation of an indictment that never materialized.

"The only thing I'm guilty of is supporting Donald Trump for president and being effective against Hillary Clinton," Stone told the Herald last night as he confirmed Robert Mueller didn't come knocking.

Stone said Mueller is being merciless in his dogged pursuit of a scalp for Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

"I can assure you," Stone said, "the special counsel has no evidence against me of Russian collusion or of WikiLeaks intrusion or that I knew about the release of John Podesta's emails."

Podesta, Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign chairman, had his email account hacked, exposing exchanges about Clinton's paid speeches to Wall Street, criticizing her "instincts," exposing infighting and calling Democratic rival Bernie Sanders a "doofus," to name a few.

Who in the Trump camp knew about the hack, and when, is Mueller's mission to uncover.

Speculation spread like wildfire across the web yesterday that a pre-Labor Day weekend indictment was imminent. The timing, some speculated, was to drop the news 60 days ahead of the midterm elections to avoid allegations of trying to influence voting patterns.


PurePatriot